geronimo

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Definition of geronimo in English English dictionary

A cry generally said before jumping out of or into something

born June 1829, No-Doyohn Canyon, Mex. died Feb. 17, 1909, Fort Sill, Okla., U.S. Chiricahua Apache leader. In the 1870s Geronimo led a revolt of 4,000 Apaches who had been forcibly removed by U.S. authorities to a barren reservation in east-central Arizona. Years of turmoil and bloodshed followed; Geronimo finally surrendered in 1884, only to escape with a band of followers. On a false promise of safe return to Arizona, Geronimo was arrested (1886) and put to hard labour. He was later placed on a reservation at Fort Sill, Okla.; there he dictated his autobiography, Geronimo: His Own Story

{i} male first name; (c.1829-1909) leader of the Chiricahua Apache Indian Tribe who escaped several attempts at his capture during conflicts with U.S. settlers

Apache chieftain who raided the white settlers in the Southwest as resistance to being confined to a reservation (1829-1909)

Hyphenation

Ge·ron·i·mo

Turkish pronunciation

cırônîmō

Pronunciation

/ʤəˈrônəˌmō/ /ʤəˈrɔːnɪˌmoʊ/